diff --git a/deepmd/utils/argcheck.py b/deepmd/utils/argcheck.py
index 2fdda0aadd..8ee0a480a7 100644
--- a/deepmd/utils/argcheck.py
+++ b/deepmd/utils/argcheck.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     Callable,
     List,
     Optional,
+    Union,
 )
 
 from dargs import (
@@ -165,7 +166,10 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
 
     def register(
         self, name: str, alias: Optional[List[str]] = None, doc: str = ""
-    ) -> Callable[[], List[Argument]]:
+    ) -> Callable[
+        [Union[Callable[[], Argument], Callable[[], List[Argument]]]],
+        Union[Callable[[], Argument], Callable[[], List[Argument]]],
+    ]:
         """Register a descriptor argument plugin.
 
         Parameters
@@ -177,8 +181,8 @@ def register(
 
         Returns
         -------
-        Callable[[], List[Argument]]
-            the registered descriptor argument method
+        Callable[[Union[Callable[[], Argument], Callable[[], List[Argument]]]], Union[Callable[[], Argument], Callable[[], List[Argument]]]]
+            decorator to return the registered descriptor argument method
 
         Examples
         --------
@@ -209,9 +213,17 @@ def get_all_argument(self, exclude_hybrid: bool = False) -> List[Argument]:
         for (name, alias, doc), metd in self.__plugin.plugins.items():
             if exclude_hybrid and name == "hybrid":
                 continue
-            arguments.append(
-                Argument(name=name, dtype=dict, sub_fields=metd(), alias=alias, doc=doc)
-            )
+            args = metd()
+            if isinstance(args, Argument):
+                arguments.append(args)
+            elif isinstance(args, list):
+                arguments.append(
+                    Argument(
+                        name=name, dtype=dict, sub_fields=metd(), alias=alias, doc=doc
+                    )
+                )
+            else:
+                raise ValueError(f"Invalid return type {type(args)}")
         return arguments
 
 
@@ -1517,6 +1529,11 @@ def model_compression_type_args():
     )
 
 
+model_args_plugin = ArgsPlugin()
+# for models that require another model as input
+hybrid_model_args_plugin = ArgsPlugin()
+
+
 def model_args(exclude_hybrid=False):
     doc_type_map = "A list of strings. Give the name to each type of atoms. It is noted that the number of atom type of training system must be less than 128 in a GPU environment. If not given, type.raw in each system should use the same type indexes, and type_map.raw will take no effect."
     doc_data_stat_nbatch = "The model determines the normalization from the statistics of the data. This key specifies the number of `frames` in each `system` used for statistics."
@@ -1540,12 +1557,7 @@ def model_args(exclude_hybrid=False):
 
     hybrid_models = []
     if not exclude_hybrid:
-        hybrid_models.extend(
-            [
-                pairwise_dprc(),
-                linear_ener_model_args(),
-            ]
-        )
+        hybrid_models.extend(hybrid_model_args_plugin.get_all_argument())
     return Argument(
         "model",
         dict,
@@ -1644,9 +1656,7 @@ def model_args(exclude_hybrid=False):
             Variant(
                 "type",
                 [
-                    standard_model_args(),
-                    frozen_model_args(),
-                    pairtab_model_args(),
+                    *model_args_plugin.get_all_argument(),
                     *hybrid_models,
                 ],
                 optional=True,
@@ -1656,6 +1666,7 @@ def model_args(exclude_hybrid=False):
     )
 
 
+@model_args_plugin.register("standard")
 def standard_model_args() -> Argument:
     doc_descrpt = "The descriptor of atomic environment."
     doc_fitting = "The fitting of physical properties."
@@ -1680,6 +1691,7 @@ def standard_model_args() -> Argument:
     return ca
 
 
+@hybrid_model_args_plugin.register("pairwise_dprc")
 def pairwise_dprc() -> Argument:
     qm_model_args = model_args(exclude_hybrid=True)
     qm_model_args.name = "qm_model"
@@ -1699,6 +1711,7 @@ def pairwise_dprc() -> Argument:
     return ca
 
 
+@model_args_plugin.register("frozen")
 def frozen_model_args() -> Argument:
     doc_model_file = "Path to the frozen model file."
     ca = Argument(
@@ -1711,6 +1724,7 @@ def frozen_model_args() -> Argument:
     return ca
 
 
+@model_args_plugin.register("pairtab")
 def pairtab_model_args() -> Argument:
     doc_tab_file = "Path to the tabulation file."
     doc_rcut = "The cut-off radius."
@@ -1731,6 +1745,7 @@ def pairtab_model_args() -> Argument:
     return ca
 
 
+@hybrid_model_args_plugin.register("linear_ener")
 def linear_ener_model_args() -> Argument:
     doc_weights = (
         "If the type is list of float, a list of weights for each model. "